As I'm sure everyone has all probably heard by now that Obama, Edwards, Richardson, Biden, and Kucinich are withdrawing from the Michigan Democratic Party primary. I think at this point are new choices are Dodd and Clinton. Oh and the DNC isn't going to seat any of our delegates anyway. Before you say it, yes I know a great deal of people say this is all the state party/government/whoever's fault and the DNC is right.
Sure, fine, great. But that doesn't change the fact that there are a lot of pissed off Democrats here in Michigan watching this whole thing unfold. But, that's not the only people who are watching. The GOP is watching and if Saul Anuzis the Michigan Republican Party Chairman is to be believed they're just loving it...
Way back on September 4th when the new primary date was passed he posted the following on his state blog and at Redstate.
The Democrats released a statement last Friday that they would formally hold their presidential nominating process on January 15th.
News stories and analysis make it clear Michigan will be a major player in the next presidential cycle. We’ve already seen the immediate effects as campaigns switched into full gear across the state. Calls for scheduling, information, delegates and rules came in from various presidential campaigns.
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National Democrats appeared to be poised to disenfranchise Michigan and Florida voters. Remember, state legislatures passed the bills that moved the primary dates forward, not the state parties. So elected officials, representing their states, made a determination the DNC is willing to dismiss. Talk about central planning.
Candidates are signing the "don’t campaign pledge" in Michigan and Florida. Can Democrats afford to give up on these two key states from an Electoral College standpoint...and disenfranchise Democrats and their constituencies? Maybe we can get that lucky, but I doubt it.
All any of the Democrat leaders or interest groups have to do is sit on their hands and these two key swing states, from an electoral college perspective, start to lean Republican. Thank you Mark Brewer and the DNC for sending a clear message to the voters of Michigan and Florida...we’ll make sure they remember.
Yesterday must have seemed like Saul's lucky day.